ht　on　that　flow　of　blood。　You　saw　him　fall　to　the　ground；　and　he　will　assuredly　die　soon。〃

Just　then　there　came　in　one　who　said　that　a　few　men　had　e　over　from　the　enemy　asking　to　be　allowed　to　join　the　army　of　Cao　Ren。　Among　them　were　two　of　Cao　Cao's　men　who　had　been　made　prisoners。　Cao　Ren　sent　for　the　deserters　and　questioned　them。

They　told　him；　saying；　〃Zhou　Yu's　wound　reopened　at　his　anger；　and　he　died　in　the　camp　that　day。　The　leaders　are　all　clothing　in　white　and　in　mourning。　We　desert　because　we　have　been　put　to　shame　by　the　second　in　mand。〃

Pleased　at　this　news；　Cao　Ren　at　once　began　to　arrange　to　make　a　night　attack　on　the　camp　and；　if　possible；　get　the　head　of　the　dead　general　to　send　to　the　capital。

〃Success　depends　upon　promptitude；　so　act　without　delay；〃　said　Chen　Jiao。

Niu　Jin　was　told　off　as　Van　Leader；　Cao　Ren　himself　led　the　center；　while　the　rear　was　manded　by　Cao　Hong　and　Cao　Chun。　Chen　Jiao　and　a　small　force　were　left　to　guard　Nanjun。

At　the　first　watch　they　left　the　city　and　took　the　way　toward　Zhou　Yu's　camp。　When　they　drew　near；　not　a　soldier　was　visible　in　the　camp；　but　flags　and　banners　and　spears　were　all　there；　evidently　to　keep　up　an　appearance　of　preparation。　Feeling　at　once　that　they　had　been　tricked；　they　turned　to　retreat。

But　a　bomb　exploded；　and　this　was　the　signal　for　an　attack　on　all　four　sides。　Han　Dang　and　Jiang　Qin　pressed　in　from　the　east；　Zhou　Tai　and　Pan　Zhang；　from　the　west；　Chen　Wu　and　Lu　Meng；　from　the　north；　and　Xu　Sheng　and　Ding　Feng；　from　the　south。　The　result　was　a　severe　defeat　for　the　raiders；　and　the　army　of　Cao　Ren　was　entirely　broken　and　scattered　abroad　so　that　no　one　part　of　the　beaten　army　could　aid　the　other。

Cao　Ren；　with　a　few　horsemen　got　out　of　the　pre